Bouquet-support.



H. S. NEIMAN.

BOUQUET SUPPORT. APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 15, 1911.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

HOWARD S. NEIMAN, OF ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY.

BOUQUET-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 5, 1915.

Application filed September 15, 1911. Serial No. 649,408.

[o aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD S. NEIMAN, a. citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Atlantic City, Atlantic county, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bouquet-Supports, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

The method of attaching bouquets and similar objects to dress fabrics by means of ordinary pins is difficult, inartistic, insecure and is liable to cause damage to the fabric.

I have invented a new and novel attaching device whereby bouquets of flowers and similar objects can be readily, securely and artistically attached to the fabric of a dress without unnecessary damage to the fabric.

One form of this bouquet holder is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein,

Figure 1 represents a rear view of the device. Fig. 2 represents a side view thereof and the manner of attaching the bouquet thereto. Fig. 3 represents the device with the bouquet attached thereto.

In the present illustration there is shown a plate or bar containing attaching means for the bouquet and a pin for attaching the same to the fabric.

rIhe holder is illustrated as comprising the plate or bar A containing the four parallel openings C, C, D, D parallel to each other and situated transversely along one of the sections of the plate A. The plate A is extended from the opposite sides into the two branches B substantially parallel with the flower stem position and transversely of the plate or bar and which are used as a supporting appliance, preventing the bouquet from sagging and relieving to a considerable extent the strain upon the pin F which is pivoted at G and caught by a point protector H. In the practical application of this holder the bouquet is placed upon the front side of the plate A parallel to the eX- tensions B, B. A ribbon, or other flexible binder is wrapped around the bouquet passed through the openings C, C brought forward through the openings D, D and tied in a knot or bow around the front of the bouquet, see Figs. 2 and 3.

I do not limit myself to any particular form, size, or shape of the plate or to the position or forni of the bouquet attaching means except as defined in the appended claims, as the essence of my invention consists in an attaching means for a bouquet consisting of a member to which the bouquet may be secured by means of a ribbon or other flexible attaching medium and an element capable of attaching the same to a fabric.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A bouquet-holder comprising a rigid plate of four flat arms situated perpendicularly relative to each other, openings in two of the opposite arms, and a fastening means upon one side of the plate.

2. A bouquet-holder comprising a rigid plate of four flat arms situated perpendicularly relative to each other, a longitudinally disposed series of holes for receiving a binder for the ower stems, and a pin for attaching the device to a fabric.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HOWARD S. NEIMAN.

Witnesses:

IsADoRn BERNs'rEIN,

WM. C. DUNN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

